# Accident 19830929057799A: Hughes 369C, Pelican, AK, September 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1983, 20:45 local time
- Place: Pelican, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.9592° N, 136.2151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pelican, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.9592&lon=-136.2151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9243F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369C
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,115 total, 1,470 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830929057799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO GLASSY WATER AT NIGHT IN MVFR CONDITION DURING DESCENT TO ISLAND CAMPSITE.FLOAT EQUIPPED CHOPPER SANK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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